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SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED JAN.22, |918.

Parentedept. 16, 1919.

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F. W. CHERRY. SIGNAL. APPucATloN FILED 1m12.191s.

aient-ed Sept. 16, 1919.

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Specification o! Lettere Patent.

Patented Sept. 169 191i..

Application med January 22, 1MB. Serial No. tlll.

Signalsf and l do hereby `declare that the lollowing is a lull, clear, and enact description ot the saine, reiter-ence lacing had to the aeconipanying drawings, and to the numerals el 'reference marked thereon, which torni a art ol this s ecihcation. "l his invention as reference more particularly to a signal which' has means-adapted to he illuminated hy rays ot light troni an approaching vehicle to indicate the approaeh'ot the vehicle` hn oloiect ot the invention is to provide signaling means which will redest light troni approaching vehicle, and therehy indicate the approach ot the vehicle.

.another ohyect ol `the invention is to provide a sialin g means lor intersecting roads whichl will reect rays et light projected along one roadway and redirect the rays ol light in the direction ot the other roadway.

Another olojeet ol the invention is to proted to he used at the inection ot a railway and a roadway, and having redecting ineens 'arranged to proyeet rays ot light trein a vehicle on the railway in a direction down the roadway so as to indicate the approach oit a railway vehicle.

lt is a lurther ohiect et my invention to provide a signaling'device with a plurality et outwardly lac redectors arranged to receive light troni one direction and to project it in another direction.

other ohyect ot the invention is to provide a signaling device with externally taeing redecting means and a lens cooperating therewith so as to receive light lroin one direction and transmit it through 'the lens in another direction.

.another ohieet ot the invention is to provide a signaling device with reflectors l outwardly, and inclosing nieans tor protect- 'ing the signaling device which perniits entrance ot light to the redecting nieane and projection el rays ol light.y theretroni.,

hnothei` ohiect-ot hay invention is to pro vide a light redecting signaling device ot .ol the railway 2., and roadway l, and

.the path el the rays ot simple construction which. can he easily and cheaply made and which is substantially constructed so as to withstand hard usage.

My invention also has other objects which will he apparent trom the disclosures in the -following specification and the accompanying drawings.

'lhe invention (ina preferred lortu) is illustrated in the drawings and hereina'lter more tally descrihed.

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Figure l is a plan view ol a railroad and intersecting roadway showing 'niy signal applied thereto.

Fig.. 2 is a side view Vet a sial'post lion- 'structed in accordance with y invention.

Fig. 3 is a similarview looking at the lel't hand Side el Fig. 2.

Fig. l is an enlarged horizontal sectional view on the line fl--l et Fig. 2..

Fig. 5 is a view ta en on the line 5-4-5 oit Fig. 4l.

Fig. 6 is a view on the line t-t ot Fig. l.

Fig. 7 is a lrentary viewol a corner or the redecting ner ot supporting the redeetors.

Fig. t is a lragnaentary view on 8-8 ot Fig l.

Fig. 9 is a lraginentary view on the line 9-9 ol Fig., l.

Fig. l0 is an enlarged l entary hori' zontal sectional view showin details ol construction.

ils shown on the drawings:

l., indicates a roadway and d, a railway, which intersects the roadway, 3, an engine or other railway vehicle having a headlight l, which projects rays ot light down the railway at a long distance ahead et the engine or vehicle 3, on which it is mounted so as to light up the or operator ol the railway the line vehicle..

5, indicates as a whole, iny si aling device which is arrang at the intersection may he in the torni 'ol-a post at the side ci the railway or roadway, as indicated, or may he suspended, ithein necessary only that the si aling device s allvlie out ot theway el veieles on either roadway and within light proyeetad hy the' headlight oil the engine, ao as to receive structure showing the mantract. lor the engineer dll lid

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rectangular frame are thus the rays projected from the headlight 4, and reflect them down the roadway at each side ofthe track to provide a dependable signal that will vindicate the approach of the train to the crossing.

he drawing illustrates my signaling device as applied at the intersection of a railroad and a roadway and for the sake of convenience, it will be described hereafter, as so owever, I Wishit to be understood that I contemplate using this signaling device otherwise as it may readily be used e juncture of two roadways or two railways or in fact, at any place where light may be furnished from a vehicle or other source and reflected by the signaling device to indicate the approach of the veh1cle.

his signaling device is preferably constructed at the upper end of a post although it may be provided so as to be suspended post construction may be conveniently formed by joining two angle irons 6 with the blocks 7 interposed, and connecting them by the bolts or rivets 8, which are passed through the angle irons and interposed blocks 7. This not only. provides a very strong light post, but it is particularly adapted to have yother parts of my invention applied thereto. The lower end of this post is set in the ground at the desired point of intersection of the roadway, it being preferable, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to set the post in concrete 9, to preserve the post, and make a more substantial footing. is post extends upwardly so that the sigmaling device on the upper end thereof is the rays of light from 'the railway headlight and. also so that the reflected rays are clearly visible down the roadway 1. The edges of the flan es of the angle irons. adjacent the top cfg the postare cut out so as to form, or areotherwise provided with the spaced clips 10, and thel i11- termediate clips 11 and 12. A rectangular frame 13, has two opposite sides thereof cut away so as to be entirely open except for the upper and lower strips le and 15, respectively, which connect the other two sides of the rectangular frame. 'the rectangular frame are provided with a circular opening indicated at 16, in Fig. 6, the margin of which is at 17, in Fig. 4, to receive the tapered edge of the lens 18, which fits in the opening 16, and is held therein by a number of latches l9, s ecured to the inner face of the rectangular trame and extending over the edge of the lens 18. Theclips 10, on the angle irons tl, are bent at right angles to the Hange of the angleiron and are connected to the upper and lower strips 14 and I15, respectively, of the rectangular frame, and also to the top and bottom or the sides of the rectangular trarne that have the lens. The sides of the at right angles These latter sides of leent outwardly as' to the flange of the angle irons to which they are connected and the flanges of the an le irons are positioned midway of the wi th of the sides of the rect-angular frame.

ounted within the rectangular frame and secured to the edges of the angle irons 6, are the reflecting members 20, which are held in place by the clips 11 and l2, the latter of which are bent as shown in Fig. 10, to provide an abutment against which the reflecting member is held and the clips l1, are bent over the edges of the reflecting members so as to clamp the reflecting member against the clips 12, to hold them securely in place. This provides a pair of reflectors at each open side of the rectangular frame having the vertex of the angle formed by the intersection of the reflectors at the center of the opening-and the reflectors arranged so that rays of-light received through the opening in the rectangular frame will be redirected in two directions by the reflectors `20,.through the lenses 18.

or protecting the lenses and reflectors from damage, there is a drum 21, made of coarse screen mesh which incloses the frame of the structure and is supported by lips 22, at the lower corners of the rectangular frame. At the upper corner of the rectangular frame are lugs 23, which are bent inwardly as shown in Fig. 8, and have the conical roof 24, attached thereto by means of the rivets 25. Hooks 26, muy be interposed between the conical roof 24 and the lugs 23, so as to engage loops in the upper edge of the drum 21, for holding the drum in place.

The operation is as follows:

he post is set at the intersection of the railway and roadway at the side of the railway and roadway, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the rays of .light from the headlight of the engine 3, will be projected against the signaling device. The post is set so that the signalingdevice has tie open side of the frame facing in the direction of the railway rays of light out through the lens 18, up and down the roadway l.

With the construction shown in Fig. t. there are a pair or" reflectors at each side of the signaling device so that it is operated by rays of light om a train approaching in either direction and will signal the aproach of the train along the roadway at hoth sides of the railroad track.-

For daylight signaling, provided with a sign 27, and facing up and down the point.

rlhere may he instances in which it is unnecessary to havereflectors on both sides of the signaling device, as for instance when dll dii

the train passes only in one direction and also where it is necessary to project the signal only at one side of the railway track, and l contemplate modifications to meet these conditions.

ll am also aware that various other details oil construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and l therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the priorart.

ll claim as my invention l. A signaling device comprising an uright having our rad' ally arrangedand su stantially equally spaced flanges, reflecting members, means on the outer edges of said flanges at the upper end of the upright for supporting the reflecting members intermediate sai outer edges, a rectangular frame surrounding said redecting members and arranged so that the mid-portions of the frame lie adjacent to said outer edges, sides of said frame and a circular reticulated inclosure surroundingr said frame.

2. A signaling device comprising an'upright having four radially arranged and substantially equally spaced flanges, reflecting members, means on the outer edges of said anges at tor supporting the reflecting members intermediate said outer edges, a rectangular trame surrounding said reflecting members andarranged so that the mid-portions of the trame lie adjacent to said outer edges, lenses in opposite sides of said frame and a circular reticulated inclosure surrounding said frame,

lenses in opposite the upper end of the upright a conical roof surmounting the trame anda sign mounted on the roof.

3. A signaling device comprising a square frame, Openings in two opposite sides for receiving light, lenses in the other two sides for transmitting light, and four mirrors rectangularly arranged within the frame adapted to reiiect light received through one opening through both lenses.

4. A signaling device comprising a square frame, openings in two opposite sides for receiving light, lenses in the other two sides for transmitting light, and four mirrors rectangularly arranged within the frame adapted t`o reflect light received through one Y opening throu h both lenses, a sloping roof surmounting t ie frame and a .sign mount on the roof.

5. A signaling device comprising an upright having four radially arranged and substantially equally spaced flanges, reflecting members, means on the outer edges of said fianges at the upper end of the. upright for supporting the reflecting members intermediate said outer edges, a rectangular frame surrounding said rellecting members and arranged so that the mid-portions of the frame lie adjacent to said outer edges and lenses in opposite sides of said frame.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

, FRANK W. CHERRY.

Witnesses:

Cuantas W. HILLS, Jn.,

FRED E. PAEsLEn. 

